Republic restaurant debuts lunch

New lunch menu promises some meals in 20 minutes.

Republic restaurant in downtown Detroit at Cass and Grand River is now serving lunch.(Photo: Sylvia Rector, Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo

Detroit's Republic restaurant has introduced lunch, offering interesting new sandwiches along with small and large plates.

For guests with limited time, the Ploughman's Lunch ($25) — a choice of one small plate and one sandwich — is promised to arrive in 20 minutes. The Trencherman's Lunch ($30) with one small and one large plate is promised in 30 minutes.